Dental Forceps

Object/Artifact

New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Dental Forceps

Entry/Object ID

2011.270.3

Description

Pair of dental forceps/pliers, with a diamond pattern on each handle.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Made/Created

Time Period

19th Century

Notes

Based on age of other tools in the same accession number.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Makers Mark

Location

On one side of the joint face

Transcription

Tremark *

Language

English

Material/Technique

Etched

Notes

* Difficult to make out - could also read "Tremank" or "Cremark" or "Fremark" or other variations - research on all of these possible brand names yielded no results.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Forceps, Dental

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Extractor, Dental

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Dental Instruments

Nomenclature Class

Medical & Psychological T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

972C

Dimensions

Width

1-1/4 in

Length

7-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Measurements are for when in completely closed position.

Materials

Material

Metal

Material Notes

Probably steel.

Condition

Overall Condition

Good